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because the present state of things here must change. The country 
cannot exist much longer under the present policy. That policy is 
so much disapproved of by some of the chief men of the country that 
it must change, 
P. S. The most reliable accounts I can get about the cotton pro¬ 
duce, are that the average produce was jive million viss a year. This 
dropped on the commencement of the Yunan troubles six years ago, 
and consequent ceasing of the cotton exportation to China, and cul¬ 
tivators gave up cultivating cotton, because there was no market for 
it. Within the last two years only has it been cultivated with a view 
to exportation down the river. The whole produce last year was 
estimated positively as the most correct amount by the Yo Atween 
Woon (I can get no more reliable authority) at one million and a 
half. 
Got another ore to-day from a hill twelve miles distant sent me by 
the prince, a magnetic oxide in quartz, said to be plentiful. 
Mandaley, June 1 lth, 1862. 
I have learnt within the last few days something of the reason 
how it was I could not get up the river. The Bamo At. Woon who 
showed himself to me most willing to assist me, told the king about 
my wishes to go to Bamo, and about the proposed expedition, men¬ 
tioning the desire of the English to open up the commerce with China 
by that route and to have Merchants’ Agents at Bamo. His Majesty 
did not see any reason against these measures, but the Bamo At. 
Woon himself did, and advised the king that I should not go, and 
that if English Merchants get up there, complications and difficulties 
would arise, that would become serious. Another Atween Woon, the 
frequent listener to little discourses of mine, was of opinion that the 
revenue and advantages to be derived from English mercantile tran¬ 
sactions through Bamo would be a great good, and that if the 
English wished to try, they should be encouraged. 
This Atween Woon it was who more recently told me he would 
manage to get me to go to the gold districts of Mogoung. He was 
sincere ; but I suspect, from his telling me a few days ago what is really 
the fact, that in this season, it would be impossible for me to reach the 
spots from the overflowed state of the country, that higher authority 
than his does not see that it would be prudent to allow me to go. 
